Legal Opinion

Commonwealth Ex Rel. Lieberman v. Burke, Warden

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 21, 1945No. 387, Misc. Docket 5PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

The relator has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The facts are clearly stated in an opinion by this Court in a former proceeding. Com. ex rel. Lieberman v. Smith, 152 Pa. Superior Ct. 1, 30 A. 2d 625, and it is unnecessary to repeat them. Admittedly the relator is legally, confined. By his own averments his minimum sentence will not expire until October 17, 1947, and the maximum sentence will not expires until October 17, 1957. A writ of habeas corpus may not be invoked where the relator is legally confined in prison and admittedly is not eligible for discharge for a…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Lerner v. Smith, WardenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Lieberman v. Smith, WardenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  3. Commonwealth Padmonsky v. Smith, WardenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  4. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Stauffer v. Ashe, WardenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Stevens v. MyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  2. Commonwealth ex rel. Rogers v. ClaudySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Cooper v. BanmillerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  4. Commonwealth ex rel. Collins v. ClaudySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  5. Commonwealth ex rel. Gibbs v. ClaudySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952

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